Feds open broad bias probe into Iowa athletics
The University of Iowa is facing a wide-ranging federal civil rights investigation into allegations that its athletic department does not provide equal opportunities for female athletes, correspondence obtained by The Associated Press shows. The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education is looking into gender bias allegations in 13 areas, including how the department counts participation levels, awards scholarships, schedules practices and games, and delivers services such as tutoring, medical attention, housing and dining. A team of investigators will visit the Iowa City campus in April, according to documents released Thursday under the open records law. Read more about Jill Zwaggerman, one of the lawyers representing Jane Meyer, the former University of Iowa assistant athletic director who lost her job after her partner, former University of Iowa field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum, was fired after leading the team for 14 years.
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